Went to
Bobolink, a small cheese farm, yesterday for their farm tour with the fiancee. Quite a long ride (more than 1 1/2 hours from the city), but it was great driving in the countryside with the beautiful autumn colors surrounding us. The tour at Bobolink was a great time - learned a lot about their breads and cattle but strangely enough, not as much about their cheeses...still well worth it though. It's refreshing seeing such passionate people producing such great products properly - free roaming cows and even chickens. And, you can definitely tell they are doing things right with their amazing cheeses, which are different depending on the season.
The cheeses that we bought and love:
1) Baudolino - my favorite. A very full flavored stinky cheese that is much softer than a brie.
2) Cape Aged Cheddar - a very full flavored, yet light feeling cheddar
3) Drumm - tough to describe, maybe almost like a semi soft brie with a richer flavor
4) Jean-Louis - A blue cheese that is strangely light and sweet.
Btw - was curious to try some raw milk, but they mentioned up front they're not allowed to sell due to some regulations.
2 comments:
I love the Jean Louis. I have had it numerous times. What is really great about Bobolink is you really taste what the cows were eating in the fields. The cows had once come along some wild garlic growing and had eaten it. When you tasted the cheese you can taste this flavor coming through the cheese. I have to say it is probably the best cheese experience I have had to date. I think domestic cheese are great and if you understand where they are made, you are much better off understanding the flavors. I think this is the only true way to understand items, like cheese, wine, olive oil, and honey. Food is so amazing.
Ya - you're 100% right. There's something special about walking around and seeing the cows roaming the open fields chewing grass. You can really taste the difference in the cheese.
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